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GOING TO

SCHOOL

Going to school in another country is similar to living with a host family in that it is exciting and challenging all at the same time . Attending school is required on all YFU year and semester programs and there will definitely be some things that take some getting used to . Teachers , classmates , and the YFU office in your host country can help you out , all you have to do is ask !
While on program , students often get involved in after school activities such as school trips , sports teams , clubs , and events . This gives them the chance to meet fellow students and make new friends .

ALUMNI VOICE

“ After living in Haicheng , a small city situated in the South of China , I moved to Beijing for six months . I was amazed by the city because it was totally different from Haicheng . Beijing was bigger , cleaner and definitely crowed and with so many places to go like shopping malls , clubs , cafes and cinemas . In Haicheng I think we , the exchange students , were the first foreign people living there . The citizens of Haicheng were so shocked and amazed to see us . Often people at school or on the street asked us if we were movie stars , businessmen or VIPs . Every time we answered we were simply exchange students , Chinese people were so surprised and they often asked if they could take a picture of us , like they were paparazzi . My exchange was very different in Beijing because there it is normal to see foreign people from all over the world .”

MATEO

YFU alumni to China
Read our School Credit Guidelines at yfuusa . org / schoolcredit to assist you before , during and after your YFU study abroad experience .
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